October 2015 Newsletter

1. Inside views and news
The SKINNY
G E O R G E T O W N - S C O T T C O U N T Y
P L A N N I N G C O M M I S S I O N
October 2015
September
Construction Progress
WillowBrooke Apts. on
King George Drive in The
Colony are near completion.
New building permits
City 69
County 24
Subdivision plats
reviewed and recorded 2
LOC sureties $4.75M
Cash sureties $ 488K
Mapping Your World
• Ryan was asked to partici-
pate in a panel discussion at
the annual meeting of the
North American Cartographic
Information Society (NACIS)
in Minneapolis, MN on Octo-
ber 13-16. He met with car-
tographers from a variety of
professions and learned new
techniques to create more ef-
fective and awesome maps!
• Whitley is participating in
2015-16 Leadership Scott
County. The first class, on
October 2, educated partici-
pants on agricultural activities
in Scott County and the func-
tions of the Cooperative Ex-
tension Service. This year’s
class project will be beautify-
ing Royal Spring Park!
Strong Towns
Planning staff recently attended the Strong Towns Conference
presented by the Kentucky Heritage Council. Strong Towns sup-
ports a model of development that allows America’s cities, towns,
and neighborhoods to become financially strong and resilient.
The main focus of the conference was on incremental develop-
ment to build a community resistant to downturns in the economy. Incremental develop-
ment, rather than large transformative projects, builds at a smaller scale, proceeding
building by building, and block by block within areas with existing infrastructure. This
builds value in the community without relying upon large sums of money to be provided
by outsiders such as large employers or federal and state government. Incremental de-
velopment, along with quality design, allows for development at a rate the community
can sustain, while constructing buildings that provide value to the community over the
life cycle of the building.
For more information on Strong Towns, visit www.strongtowns.org.
Stamping Ground Strategic Plan Meeting
Residents met on October
20 at the Stamping Ground
Elementary School to review
results from the previous
community gathering and
split into groups to pursue
potential projects.
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Don’t Forget Spooktacular!
October 30, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
The Planning Office theme this year is Star Wars!
Country Boy Brewery and taproom
hopes to begin construction this Fall
in the Lanes Run Business Park.
In the Pipeline
G’town East Cell Tower -
255’ self-supported cell
tower on Crumbaugh Rd.
Roosters Restaurant - 6,770
sq. ft. restaurant to break
ground soon in the Land-
mark Shoppes adjacent to
Kroger MarketPlace
Meet Jillian Lewis
Jillian Lewis, our new Intern, has a BA in
Business Administration from Bellarmine
University, and will obtain her MA in Urban
Planning from the University of Louisville in
May. She had previously worked in residential real estate
before going back to school. Jillian is very excited to as-
sist the Planning Office in the Comprehensive Plan Up-
date, and we’re excited to have her!